Lamb Meatloaf Recipe for Dogs
This lamb meatloaf recipe for dogs is an easy one bowl recipe that your dogs will love. Serve sliced with a side of cooked dog friendly vegetables for a main meal.
Lamb is full of omega fatty acids that keep your dogs coats looking shiny and healthy.
Although this is a large dog meatloaf recipe, it can be made ahead, sliced and frozen for future dinners.
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Is Lamb OK for dogs?
Lamb is a great meat for dogs as it’s a great source of protein and full of vitamins B12 and B3, essential amino acids and healthy fats for your dog.
Lamb is a red meat and also a great source of iron for your dog.
Meat Loaf Ingredients
For this lamb loaf for dogs we have used the following ingredients:
- Ground lamb – rich in essential nutrients and often a good option for dogs with food sensitivities to more common meats like chicken or beef.
- Pumpkin puree – we use homemade or canned puree. Ensure that the canned is not pumpkin pie filling.
- Carrot – finely grated
- Oat Flour – is a great, dog-friendly ingredient often used in homemade dog treats and even some dog meals. It’s made by grinding oats into a fine powder and offers nutritional benefits, especially for dogs with wheat or gluten sensitivities
- Ground Flaxseed – a powerhouse of fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and essential nutrients that support overall canine health.
- Parsley – a fresh herbs for dogs and to aid digestion.
- Egg – another source of protein
Remember to go slowly when introducing new foods. And we recommend checking with your veterinarian first if your dog has any digestive issues or other health concerns.
How to make lamb meatloaf recipe for dogs
This is an easy meatloaf for dogs that you could play with the ingredients for your own recipe. Change the vegetables used or swap the binding ingredients for a lower carb or gluten free dog meatloaf recipe.
Mix the ground lamb, carrot, pumpkin and egg.
Add the parsley, oat flour and ground flaxseed.
Spread the mixture in a loaf tin.
Bake until golden. Cool before serving.
For the tin, we often use a doggie bone silicone cake mold but this lamb meatloaf could be baked in a 2lb bread loaf tin. It’s more for us than the dogs! They just care that it tastes good than how it looks!
Making this doggie meatloaf recipe is as easy as making a human meatloaf. Just mix all the ingredients in one bowl, spoon into a tin and bake. It’s just that easy and you might be tempted to have a slice yourself!
Storage
Keep this lamb meatloaf in the refrigerator in a sealed container and it should last up to 4 days. If you have a smaller dog (this fed my 4 happily over a couple of days) this dog meatloaf can be frozen.
To freeze, slice the meatloaf and place in zip lock bags for ease of defrosting. The slices will last up to 3 months in the freezer. To defrost place the slices in the refrigerator until thawed through. Reheat gently on either the stove in skillet or an oven for 5-10 minutes until warm throughout.
Recipe Tips
This lamb meatloaf mixture could be made in a muffin tin for smaller mini muffins
Add grated zucchini or chopped spinach for extra vegetables to the mixture.
If the meatloaf looks too oily when cooked, damp the excess oil with a kitchen towel. Too much fat can cause digestive issues, and lead to pancreatitis.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground lamb
- 4 oz pumpkin puree
- 2 oz carrot, finely grated
- 2 oz oat flour
- 2 oz ground flaxseed
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
- 1 large egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees and lightly grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper. Or use a fun novelty dog bone tin as we did!
- Place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly to incorporate well.
- Spoon the meatloaf mixture into the tin and spread evenly and firmly.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until the top of the meatloaf is firm.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing and serving
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I would need to sub for the flaxseed as my dog is allergic to that
Any suggestions?
thanks
You could use almond flour or coconut flour if you want to use a low carb flour. The volume of almond flour would be much the same, but the coconut flour would be less as it absorbs more liquid.
Thank you soooo much
For the great receipes to make for my 3yr old shi-tzu.
He loves lamb.
Thank you! Happy he likes it!